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Upcoming April hike in minimum salaries for skilled worker visa route still branded “very concerning”
Ahead of a major immigration overhaul the Home Office has confirmed that foreign researchers will be granted discounts of up to 20 per cent in the minimum salary required under a key visa route.
The news is likely to come as a relief to the UK’s research and higher education sector, after concerns that a hike of nearly 50 per cent in the minimum salary threshold for the skilled worker visa could throw up barriers to attracting staff from overseas.